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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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